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Fayetteville road project delayed by winter weather

Garland Avenue expansion in Fayetteville was delayed by winter weather. Now leaders are saying when it should be completed.

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Updated: 6:58 PM CST Jan 16, 2014

Fayetteville road project delayed by winter weather

Garland Avenue expansion in Fayetteville was delayed by winter weather. Now leaders are saying when it should be completed.

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Updated: 6:58 PM CST Jan 16, 2014

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WEBVTT TRAFFIC IS SLOW NEAR A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND IT'S CAUSING PROBLEMS. CREWS ARE WORKING ON GARLAND AVENUE NEAR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS. 40/29'S JOSH TAYLOR SPOKE TO CITY AND STATE OFFICIALS ABOUT HOW THE PROJECT IS GOING. HE'S LIVE IN FAYETTEVILLE. THE CONSTRUCTION HERE ALONG GARLAND AVENUE TO WIDEN THE ROADWAY BEGAN LAST SUMMER. AND HIGHWAY OFFICIALS SAY THE PROJECT HAS SEEN SOME SETBACKS, BUT EVERYTHING ELSE HAS BEEN POSITIVE. THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT IS IN CHARGE OF THIS PROJECT BECAUSE GARLAND AVENUE IS ALSO A STATE HIGHWAY. THEIR ORIGINAL DATE TO FINISH THE CONSTRUCTION WAS EARLY THIS YEAR. BUT THEIR WORK HAS BEEN DELAYED BECAUSE OF THE WINTER BLAST. Jeff Stroud, Resident Engineer: "Generally you can get a little bit more work done in the winter time, but we had a real rainy fall that slowed them down a little bit. We've obviously had a really cold and sometimes wet winter that has affected their progress, too." THE FAYETTEVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTS SINCE JUNE 1ST, THERE HAVE BEEN NINE ACCIDENTS BETWEEN THE 1000 BLOCK AND THE 2200 BLOCK OF GARLAND AVENUE. SIX OF THEM WERE AT THE INTERSECTION OF MOUNT COMFORT ROAD, WHERE THE CONSTRUCTION ENDS. THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT SAYS OTHER THAN THE ACCIDENTS, THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRAFFIC HAVE BEEN VERY FEW. Jeff Stroud: "We got a couple calls about that. We inconvenienced a few folks, but other than that we haven't really gotten any calls as far as the traffic flow goes." THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY EXPECT THE PROJECT TO BE FINISHED BY THE END OF THE SUMMER. REPORTING LIVE IN FAYETTEVILLE, JOSH TAYLOR, 40/29 NEWS. IN ADDITION TO THE EXPANDED ROAD, TRAFFIC SIGNALS HAVE ALSO BEEN INSTALLED AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF SYCAMORE AND DEANE STREETS. THOSE SIGNALS WILL BE ACTIVATED ONCE THE ROAD WORK IS COMPLETED.

Fayetteville road project delayed by winter weather

Garland Avenue expansion in Fayetteville was delayed by winter weather. Now leaders are saying when it should be completed.